At 2 years old, Chance Bailey Johnson would pick up crayons and draw on his bedroom walls.

While most parents would cringe, Nancy and Terrence Johnson embraced it.

"The first drawing I did was an installation on the wall when I was about 2 but that got painted over," 10-year-old Chance said matter-of-factly while covered in paint in his parents' West Side home. "Then, me and my dad started to color with crayons on the kitchen counter and it just took off from there."

The writing was on the wall: Chance had an impressive creative streak.

Chance developed into an artist, sculptor and illustrator — as well as a cellist and drummer. He has shown his artwork at the El Paso Downtown Artist and Farmers Market and Chalk The Block.

And now, he'll have his own art exhibition Sunday at Chuco Relic in the TI:ME at Montecillo shopping center.

"I took a few art classes at the El Paso Museum of Art, but those were mostly sculptor classes," Chance said. "I got into painting a lot more so I started to paint on canvas and then I started doing custom wood paintings."

His composition, concentration and use of color reflect his love of the Sun City and passion for his craft.

"The city of El Paso is what inspires me," he said. "It's mostly things that I see in my city. I try to remember what I see and try to recreate it in my art."

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Chance Bailey Johnson, 10, worked on a painting Tuesday at his home. Chance is an artist, sculpltor, cellist, drummer and illustrator who will have an art exhibition at Chuco Relic on Malrch 12. He has shown his work at the El Paso Downtown Artist and Farmer’s Market, Chalk the Block, and now at Chuco Relic. He has been painting since he was five-years-old. (Photo: Victor Calzada/El Paso Times)

Chance and his siblings — Brandon, 15 and Shelby 8 — are home schooled and have rigid schedules that include academics, music and art.

"It's incredibly important to have the proper balance because it allows him to express himself not only musically but emotionally through the art," Nancy Johnson said. "So what he feels, he can portray it on a painting or a sketch."

She said Chance spends about three hours a day painting and an hour on music.

"On average, I don't think it's too much only because other kids spend a lot of time doing other things like sports or video games," she said. "And there's nothing wrong with that. I would rather have them painting, creating or performing music than other things that might not be as healthy."

Brandon Bailey Johnson is a songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer and arranger who is in the book of Guinness World Records for the "World's Youngest Professional Music Producer." He received his Guinness World Records certificate on Aug. 26, 2015, when he was 13 years old.

Chance Bailey Johnson, 10, worked on a painting Tuesday at his home. Chance is an artist, sculpltor, cellist, drummer and illustrator who will have an art exhibition at Chuco Relic on Malrch 12. He has shown his work at the El Paso Downtown Artist and Farmer’s Market, Chalk the Block, and now at Chuco Relic. He has been painting since he was five-years-old. Victor Calzada/El Paso Times